The Social Security ended June with 844,662 workers affiliated in the Canary Islands, 3,585 more than it had in May, which represents an increase of 0.43%, according to data published this Monday by the Government.
In comparison with June 2021, the Social Security currently has 64,283 more contributors in the islands, which represents an increase of 8.24%, after experiencing a growth in registrations that almost doubles that observed in Spain as a whole (4.35%).
Of the total number of affiliates, 701,405 contribute to the general scheme, 136,538 are self-employed and 6,718 are registered in the maritime scheme. Within the general scheme, there are 12,728 workers who contribute to the special agricultural system and 9,958 affiliates to the special system for domestic employees.
By provinces, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife the figure increased by 1,961 contributors compared to May (0.49%) and by 30,628 if compared to June 2021 (8.26%), up to 401,572. As for the province of Las Palmas, it added 1,624 affiliates compared to the previous month, 0.37% more and 33,628 in year-on-year terms (8.21%), reaching 443,090 people.
The best third June in history at the national level
In addition, June has also been a good month at the national level in terms of affiliations to Social Security, since it has registered a total of 20,348,330 contributors, according to data published this Monday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
And the data in Spain continue their upward trend, gaining an average of 115,607 contributors in June, 0.6% more than in May, marking the third best data in history in relation to that month, after those recorded in 2005 and 2021.
In the last year, most of the contributors gained have been part of the General Regime, adding 816,091 affiliates to Social Security, while the new registrations in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) have increased by 30,385 people.